My old one never saw me. I could not come in for a week and he wouldn't know. If I emailed him to say I was working from home he would never reply so I'd just do it.

My new one is right on the ball and likes to keep in regular contact. While this is great from a development perspective (he's introduced me to novel concepts like 121's and training and mentoring - novel to me, I've always done these things with my staff), it restricts my extra-curricular activities somewhat.